Optimism Returns as Schwab and Ford Signal Recovery
Charles M Schwab expresses intuitive hope for prosperity as Bethlehem Steel expands operations in anticipation of revival. Henry Ford announces restoration of a $6 a day minimum wage to 1929 levels, a tangible sign of recovery. Both contrast with cautious business groups and acknowledge unemployment as the remaining hurdle. The piece argues widespread confidence could spark a new wave of enterprise without government aid.
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Charles M. Schwab
Mellon
Washington
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Henry Ford
Ford
Manufacturers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Schwab
New Skyscraper Heralds Chicago Recovery
A Chicago dispatch reports plans for the Windy City's first skyscraper since 1931. The 15 story building will replace an 18 story structure slated for demolition. The project marks a hopeful sign of economic revival despite the era’s lingering financial tensions.
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Chicago
Windy City
Chicago Skyscraper Sparks City Pride and Debate
The text critiques business elites for not walking to banks and offices, foreseeing towers that threaten permanence. It contrasts Chicago’s new 15 story building, calling it a sky patter versus the towering Wrigley Building, and notes locals' arrogant pride in their so called skyscraper.
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Chicago
Wrigley Building
Share the Wealth and Mazdak’s Persian revolt
A compact recount of Mazdak in Nishapur, his doctrine of wealth sharing and free love, and how King Kobad and nobles opposed him. In 528, crown prince Chosroes led forces, massacring Mazdak and followers, ending the Persian share the wealth plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nishapur
Persia
Mazdak
Kobad
Chosroes
Domestic workers refuse jobs while relief funds grow
Press commentary cites Evelyn Shuler on Philadelphia women formerly in domestic service who refuse housemaid roles and stay on relief. The piece notes 50 000 available domestic positions vs 5 000 job seekers over 40, with women preferring better paid work and criticizing conditions. It argues relief agencies risk automatic payments and a class of permanent dependents, quoting the Johnstown Democrat.
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Evelyn Shuler
Philadelphia
Domestc Service
Philadelphia Relief Organization
Johnstown Democrat
Washington March Spurs Talk of National Delegations
Washington reporters note that farmers marching on the capital echo a broader pattern of groups seeking access to the government. President Roosevelt urged citizen visits to better understand governing, while supporters of the Patman bonus bill and NRA plans mobilize. Employers and labor groups reportedly weigh similar actions as veterans, miners, and auto workers consider coming to Washington to press their causes. The event is described as natural politically, with mixed motives and significant public interest.
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Washington
Congress
Potomac
Roosevelt
White House
NRAA
New Deal” Agency
Ward Cheney
Connecticut
Cheney
NRA
Senate
Supreme Court
Blanton
Texas
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism by Alphonso
A column of commentary and opinion offers observations and quotations on public affairs. The writer labeled as Alphonso surveys current issues with personal insights and critical tone throughout the column.
Wake Up Quotes on Life and Work in a Public Forum
A collage of wry remarks and anecdotes on society, labor, discretion, and domestic life. It combines quips about chain letters, taxes, marriage, and the weariness of modern work, ending with reflections on balancing home duties and personal rest for a happier household.
ITALKS to PARENTS ITALKS to PARENTS
A tired man returns from work seeking a quiet dinner and rest but his wife expects lively greetings from the children. The domestic scene shows a clash between his need for calm and her drama of family life as Minnie seeks algebra help and Susie discusses her report.
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Sam
Mr. Y
Mr. Z
Mr. X
Mrs. X
Minnie
Susie
Bragg Wins Woodrow Wilson High School Top Athlete Trophy
Nelson Bragg son of Mr and Mrs W G Bragg of Prosperity wins the Lawrence Pete George Memorial as the most outstanding athlete at Woodrow Wilson High School for 1935. Coach J R Van Meter announces the award based on athletic ability scholarship and character. Bragg starred in football and basketball and played on the southern charity game squad in Charleston.
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Nelson Bragg
W. G. Bragg
Lawrence
Pete) George
Woodrow Wilson High School
J. R. van Meter
Lawrence George
Nevada
Bragg
Charleston
Athletic Council
Monogram Club
John Samuel Calloway
Federal agents photograph illicit whiskey distilleries
During routine demolitions of illegal whiskey stills, officers from the federal alcohol tax unit take photographs of the plant as evidence. The images capture the setup, equipment, and layout to support legal action and seizure.
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Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Hollywood Notes on Constance Collier and Studio Details
In this Hollywood column Constance Collier rises as a social mentor to movieland, from England to royalty and back, while Joan Crawford’s voice earns praise as Astonishing. News touches on Laurel Canyon’s Little Minister set, Fox canal backdrops for The Farmer Takes a Wife, and actors Dinehart Hull Oland Hobson with a sixteenth century camphor chest find.
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Hollywood
Constance Collier
England
Edgar Allan Woolf
Joan
Laurel Canyon
Benny Scotland
Fox
Shirley Temple
E. H. Griffith
Joan Crawford
Alan Dinehart
China
Dinehart
Henry Hull
Universal
Jekyll and Hyde
Warner Oland
Valerie Hobson
Lester Matthews
Clark Williams
Charlotte Granville
Stuart
Hull
Lunch for Two Amidst a Turbulent Family Plot
Alison Rede fears Daphne Sumera, her father's cold new wife, is steering her life. A lunch with Guy Westurn unfolds as they dodge Daphne's meddling and the telegram mix up that sparked their meeting. Guy reassures her while a detective tone hints at a concealed motive behind Daphne's control.
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Alison Rede
Daphne Sumera
Alison
Guy Westurn
Daphne
Guy
Lison
Porter
Young
Constitution Hill
Piccadilly
Evelyn M. Winch
Local births and social notes from Coal City WV
Mr and Mrs Carson Booth welcomed a baby girl born May 17. Numerous residents made weekend trips to Beckley Jumping Branch Hinton and Resaco. Herbert Clinton and Leora Carr were married May 14 at Elder Lowell Lilly's home.
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Mrs. Carson Booth
Fred Canady
D. W. Lilly
Jay Philpott
Virginia
Ley
Resaco
Dale Lilly
Hinton
Carlie
Orvil
Ernie Cox
Sanders Cox
Jumping
Herbert Clinton
Leora Carr
Lowell Lilly
Marvin Conner
Beckley
James Lilly
Stephens Son
Frank Breeding
Acquitted In Fourth Trial By The Associated Press
Blountstown, May 22 J P S Chance was acquitted in his fourth trial for the slaying of R J Flanders. Mistrials occurred twice and at the third trial he was convicted. The state supreme court set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial.
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Associated Press
Blountstown, Fla
J. P. S. Chance
R. J. Flanders
State Supreme Court
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Delbert Keffer
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